1. Writing Your Thesis Statement
Now, that you’ve done your research, it’s time to organize your ideas. Start by writing a thesis statement. Then arrange your ideas in an outline.

2. What is a thesis statement?
Your thesis statement tells what your report is all about. A good thesis statement starts with an interesting topic and then focuses on an important detail about the topic.
Interesting topic + important detail =
thesis statement

3. Interesting topic:
Daniel Boone’s exploration +
Important Detail:
helped early Americans go west. =
Thesis statement:
Daniel Boone’s exploration helped early Americans go west.

4. More examples of Thesis Statements:
1. The English Quaker William Penn (an interesting topic) founded the Pennsylvania colony to provide religious and political freedom (an important detail).

5. More examples of Thesis Statements:
2. Anne Bradstreet was a poet in the 1600s (an interesting topic) who wrote poems about family, women, faith, and politics in Massachusetts (an important detail).

6. Create Your Thesis Statement
Review your notes and write a thesis statement about the most important accomplishment of the person you will write about.